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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
749 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         86    318 PM  94    1952  82      4       85       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  44    1954  63     12       68       
  AVERAGE         81                        73      8       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.15 1935   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      0.80   1.13     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.51                     10.03  -0.52     7.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     20.50  -0.76    15.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        37     21       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       212     90      432       
  SINCE JAN 1    332                       229    103      458       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1957                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2007...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2007...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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